Power sector

12,464MW electricity to be added to national grid through IPPs’ projects

ISLAMABAD: As many as 12,464 megawatts of electricity would be added to the national grid through 25 projects of Independent Power Producers...

Facebook finalises Authorized Sales Partner for Pakistan

Dial Zero has been selected to offer support across advertising, content and payments, including exclusive training opportunities for marketers and decision-makers at media companies and agencies

Business community lauds reduction in POL prices

ICCI president says govt must also slash taxes on POL products to pass on the 'real benefit' of global price reduction to consumers

Wall Street investors eye consumer discretionary stocks as US reopens

NEW YORK: Investors are taking a closer look at the market’s consumer discretionary companies as a reopening US economy fuels hopes of...

Oil falls but still set for biggest monthly gain in years

LONDON: Oil prices were dragged sharply lower on Friday by weak US fuel demand, fears of a second wave of coronavirus cases...

Bulls return to bourse, index gains 235 points

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) changed its path on Friday, with the indices ending the last trading session of the month...

Weekly inflation up 0.13pc

PBS notes an increase in the prices of essential food items, particularly wheat flour, potatoes and chicken

T-bill divestment in May reaches $182m

KARACHI: Foreign investors sold $16 million worth of treasury bills (T-bills) on May 21, according to the latest data from the State...

Bears dominate as KSE-100 sheds 141 points

KARACHI: Indices of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) did not welcome the resumption of trade activities after a week-long break, and displayed...

PPA accuses govt of disrupting poultry supply chain

LAHORE: The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has stated that the government was once again attempting to disturb the supply-demand mechanism of the...

Oil falls on US-China tensions over Hong Kong

LONDON: Oil prices fell on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working on a strong response to China’s proposed...

‘Govt to amend SEZ Act to promote industrialisation, attract FDI’

Razak Dawood says amendments will help ensure provision of quality services to investors

Oil prices climb as faith in supply cuts grows

LONDON: Oil prices rose on Tuesday, supported by growing confidence that producers are following through on commitments to cut supplies and as...

American billionaires see wealth balloon $434 billion amid Covid-19

Washington: The fortunes of US billionaires rose 15 percent in the two months since the coronavirus pandemic hit, a study found, with...
Oil producers

Negative pricing seen spreading from oil to gas

LONDON: Almost a month after US crude oil prices collapsed into negative territory for the first time, European gas markets are facing...